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My father's glory ; and, My mother's castle: memories of childhood
by Marcel Pagnol
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0865472564
- ISBN 13
- 9780865472563
- Seller
-
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Inscribed/Signed by Alice Waters (Chez Panisse) who wrote the foreword: first printing thus hardcover edition in dust jacket (North Point Press, 1986); Alice Waters inscription to a prior owner, Alice Waters signature and date full title page, otherwise the book is unmarked; tight bind; clean cloth cover bright gilt titling; short fade at spine heel; dj edge wear: short tears at corners; flap price present M36ambibab
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- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 918767
- Title
- My father's glory ; and, My mother's castle: memories of childhood
- Author
- Marcel Pagnol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition thus
- ISBN 10
- 0865472564
- ISBN 13
- 9780865472563
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1986
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...